Kenneth G. Powell Arthur F. Thurnau Professor,Sc.D. ADDRESS: 3029 FXB PHONE: (734) 764-3331 FAX: (unsecured) 734-763-0578 EMAIL: powell@umich.edu

Professor Powell is a member and past director of the W. M. Keck Foundation Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and a co-founder and co-director of the Center for Space Environment Modeling. At the undergraduate level, he teaches freshman computing, compressible flow, and aerodynamics; at the graduate level, he teaches aerodynamics and computational fluid dynamics. His research interests include: algorithm development for fluid dynamics, aerodynamics and plasmadynamics; and the application of computational methods to problems in aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, fluid dynamics and space environment/space weather. His articles appear in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Computational Physics, and Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, among others. He is also a co-author of Multi-Media Fluid Mechanics. He has received a number of awards for his research, including a National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, and a number of awards for his teaching, including the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship. He is married to Susanne Maria Krummel; they have three children: Jasmine, Ryan and Nicole.

Specializations & Research Interests
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Compressible Flow, Aerodynamics, Numerical Methods for Plasmas, Computational Space Physics

Education
SB Aero 1982 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SB Math 1982 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SM Aero 1984 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SCD Aero 1987 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Society Memberships
Associate Fellow of AIAA
AGU
SIAM
Sigma Xi
Tau Beta Pi

Honors and Awards
Tau Beta Pi Teaching Award (1988, 1999)
College of Engineering Team Research Excellence award (1999)
College of Engineering Teaching Excellence (1992)
College of Engineering 1938 E Award
Sigma Gamma Tau Teaching Award (1989, 1995)
NSF Presidential Young Investigator (1988)
NASA Special Achievement Award (1989)

Teaching Interests
Aerodynamics (Aero 325)
Aerodynamics II (Aero 524)

Positions Held at Michigan
Professor 2000-Present
Associate Professor 1993-2000
Assistant Professor 1987-1993
Director, W.M. Keck Foundation Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory 1994-2000
Co-Director, Center for Space Environment Modeling 2000-Present

Links
Complete list of publications [PDF]
Computational fluid dynamics - vortical flows, compressible flows, space plasma dynamics